permanent vacuole
What permanent vacuole means in Combined Science GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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A large organelle found in plant cells that is filled with cell sap and is absent in animal cells.
A structure filled with cell sap that stores cell sap and helps keep the cell firm.
Topics that use permanent vacuole
- Animal and plant cells (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Aerobic respiration
- Cell membrane
- Cell structure and function
- Cell wall
- Chloroplasts
- Cytoplasm
- Energy release
- Estimation
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